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خرقل

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root relates to the act of shooting an arrow, specifically the release and trajectory. It describes the arrow's flight, the archer's posture, and the point of release.

Derived headwords

خَرْقَلَverb
  1. 1.
    to shoot with precisionclassical

    To shoot an arrow with careful attention and deliberation, especially when aiming.

الخَرْقَلَةnoun
  1. 1.
    arrow's releaseclassical

    The act of the arrow being released from the bow during a shot.

تَحَادَلَverb
  1. 1.
    to lean on the bowclassical

    To lean or incline oneself upon the bow while drawing and aiming.

Parallel reading

خرقل فلان في رميه إذا تنوق فيه
So-and-so shot with deliberation in his archery when he was meticulous about it.
والخرقلة امراق السهم من الرمية
And al-kharqalah is the arrow's release from the shot.
تحادل فيها ثم أرسل قدرها
He leaned on it, then released it with its measure.
فخرقل منها جفرة المتنكس
And from it, the arrow was released from the bent shaft.
تحادل الرامي على القوس أي مال عليها
The archer leaned on the bow, meaning he inclined towards it.
فامرق السهم من جفرة الرمية، وهي وسطها
And the arrow was released from the center of the shot, which is its middle.